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	Red Giant plug-ins Creating a Motion Graphics Film Title Treatment In this tutorial, Motion graphics designer and director Chad Bonanno helps you recreate the titles he designed for the feature film Dreamgirls. You'll learn how to create a cool shimmering confetti effect with Trapcode Particular, as well as how to reveal text with Knoll Light Factory Pro. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Chad Bonanno

	Indie Film & Documentary Film? Really? Yes, Really. Even all-digital, file-based films are still shown mostly on film. That's why Mike Lehman is helping indie filmmakers get their work onto the worldwide standard for theatrical exhibition. Editorial Author: Mike Lehman

	DaVinci - NEW ! Cinefilm's Ron Anderson: da Vinci User Since 1986 In this article, Tim Wilson talks with da Vinci user Ron Anderson in his Part Three look at Blackmagic Design's acquisition of da Vinci Systems. Ron Anderson’s relationship with da Vinci has also taken places over several decades, starting as a customer, and evolving into demo artistry even while he continues working with da Vinci systems at Atlanta’s Cinefilm. Editorial, Feature, People / Interview Author: Tim Wilson

	Art of the Edit Molecule Fueled Imagination Film? Television? Production? Post? Visual effects? Animation? Stereoscopic 3D? Interactive design? By answering Yes, all of the above, The Molecule keeps its eyes beyond the horizon. Feature, People / Interview Author: Chris Healer

	Red Giant plug-ins Creating a Summer Blockbuster Film Look In this action packed episode of Red Giant TV, Sin City's Visual Effects Supervisor - and the new Creative Director of Red Giant Software - Stu Maschwitz, shows you how to get the Summer Blockbuster look seen in Transformers 2, Terminator: Salvation, and The Taking of Pelham 123. Stu shares valuable techniques for enhancing your footage with Magic Bullet Looks and Colorista - the technologies he invented for his own use on feature films. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Stu Maschwitz

	Indie Film & Documentary DreamSpeakers On Tour: Budding Aboriginal Filmmakers In this article, VASST's Douglas Spotted Eagle, takes COW members inside the DreamSpeakers On Tour. DreamSpeakers is a three-weekend project where students meet with professionals in the film/video industry and learn their craft, beginning from the ground floor of film making. Budding Aboriginal filmmakers and Dreamspeakers work together to produce first films for youth, by youth, and the program has kicked off to a great start. Feature, People / Interview Author: Douglas Spotted Eagle

	Indie Film & Documentary Film Festival Magic After 3 years working on their labor of love, Harry and his partners tasted the full range of film festival experiences, some more magical than others... Feature Author: Harry Pallenberg

	Art of the Edit Metadata & The Future of Filmmaking In this expanded version of an interview first published in Creative Cow Magazine, Dave describes a possible future for filmmaking -- faster, less expensive, and more creative -- as cameras and metadata come together. Feature Author: Dave Stump

	Indie Film & Documentary Des Owen reviews: Practical DV Filmmaking by Russell Evans Des Owen takes a thorough look at a new book called, Practical DV Filmmaking by Russell Evans and published by Focal Press and determines that this is the sort of book you want to read from cover to cover and then dip into from time to time for reference. Review Author: Des Owen

	Indie Film & Documentary The Making of Kenya, the documentary film In 2000, a team from Steven Galvano's organization (RCCM) traveled to Zambia and the over 20 hours of video he captured there turned into a short documentary film. Now, 6 years and three documentary films later, documenting these trips have become a central part of what he does. In this article, Steven describes his recent documentary: Kenya, The Documentary Film. Tutorial, Feature Author: Steven Galvano

	Indie Film & Documentary No-Budget Digital Filmmaking: How to Create Professional-Looking Video for Little or No Cash Gary Belcher takes a look at No-Budget Digital Filmmaking: How to Create Professional-Looking Video for Little or No Cash published by McGraw Hill. Gary concludes his review with ''the greater value of this book is as a general instruction guide and how to (or not to) tutorial..'' Review Author: Gary Belcher

	Indie Film & Documentary Film Festival Success In this article from The Creative COW Magazine, J.C. Bouvier give five tips for getting your film into a film festival. Feature, People / Interview Author: J.C. Bouvier

	Indie Film & Documentary INDY FILMMAKER, Noah Kadner SHOOTS FORMOSA, VINTAGE 1950 Director Noah Kadner recently shot his debut feature, Formosa, a period comedy about a hapless group of social guidance filmmakers, with Panasonic's AJ-SDX900 DVCPRO Cinema camcorder. An independent project from High Road Productions (Los Angeles, CA), with Anita M. Cal producer, Formosa will go out to potential distributors and have a limited festival run beginning later this year. People / Interview Author: Noah Kadner

	Indie Film & Documentary James Kelty: Indie & Documentary Filmmaker James Kelty has always considered himself more of a writer-director than an editor. But in today's ever changing production world, Jim recently found himself without the editor with whom he'd worked for years. It was at this point that he began calling longtime friend and Creative Cow co-founder, Ron Lindeboom, asking which way should he go to remain competitive. Ron encouraged Jim that he was a great storyteller and that editing would come natural to him using today's tools. Jim, as a writer-director whose past projects have included "mega-wall" three big-screen spreads for the California State Museum in Sacramento and whose recent projects have included documentaries with Danny Glover narrating, found that editing has come naturally thanks to his friends at the Cow. Today, Jim participates in a wide range of Cow forums and helps lead in our Indie Film & Documentaries forum. Here is his story... Interview Author: James Kelty

	Business & Marketing Heavy Iron How can a creative business survive, much less prosper, these days? DigitalFilm Tree's Zed Saeed offers a possible solution that combines embracing new, disruptive, low-cost technologies, and investing wisely to add value. Editorial, Business Author: Zed Saeed

	DaVinci - NEW ! Blackmagic Design Buys the Power of daVinci: Part 2 In this article, Tim Wilson continues his series with his Part Two look at the big news leaking from IBC 2009. Blackmagic Design has acquired da Vinci Systems and with that acquisition comes what Tim refers to as The Power of da Vinci. And for the many that have used da Vinci over the years, they know full well the power of which Tim writes. And for those who might need an introduction to this power, Tim offers these words... Editorial, Feature, People / Interview Author: Tim Wilson

	DaVinci - NEW ! DaVinci - Rebuilding the Brand for the 21st Century How's this for chutzpah? The DaVinci customers at Blackmagic Design buy the company, to set it back on the right path - making big investments, expanding service while slashing fees, accelerating development, and rebuilding Da Vinci from their own experience as its customers. Feature, People / Interview Author: Grant Petty

	Art of the Edit Making Big Plans Today, South Africa. Tomorrow, the world. Eugen and his colleagues at 3DTree carefully plan every job, plan how to extend their creativity - and yes, their expansion into Hollywood. Feature, People / Interview Author: Eugen Olsen

	Forge Freeform Filmstrip: Creating Film Loops with ForgeFreeForm In this tutorial, Chris Bobotis demonstrates twisting a filmstrip using Forge FreeForm in Adobe After Effects. This tutorial assumes you are comfortable with the notion of 'Pre-comping or 'nesting' and the After Effects 'Offset filter' and 'Ramp' filters. Tutorial Author: Chris Bobotis

	Apple Final Cut Pro Creating That Old Film Look For Final Cut Pro Do you want to create that old film look with out purchasing expensive plug-ins? Unfortunately, Quick Time's special effects settings create phony looking scratches. This article by Stephen Smith explores how to add that extra bit of pizzazz without breaking the bank. Tutorial Author: Stephen Smith

	Apple Final Cut Pro Creating That Old Film Look with Final Cut Studio 2 Taking advantage of new features in Apple Final Cut Studio 2, CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith offers a fresh approach to an old effect. Project files are included so you can follow along, and customize the vintage scratches, flickers and dust galore that make up the classic old film look. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Stephen Smith

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